Organic Food is Bad For You
This is why organic food:
is not always good for you:
There are definitely times when I feel that preservatives may actually be good things. After all, they do prevent strawberries from getting moldy at the local health-food supermarket!
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on October 16th, 2006 at 1:10 pm
That is just one reason why people shouldent eat organic. I think organic tastes better. Moldy strawberries, I can find loads of them at my local(non-organic) Jewl-Osco. My health has been better since i’ve started eating organic. It may be a tad more expencive but it is worth it.
on October 16th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
I agree with caitlyn.
on October 24th, 2006 at 8:00 am
All you’ve said is it isn’t always good for you - you haven’t said why.
Also it’s not only organic strawberries that get mouldy, all strawberries get mouldy unless there is something seriously wrong with them. Pesticides pollute the enviroment and animals and water…
Your arguments are entirely flawed. I’m ashamed that there are people who think like you left in this world.
Yours A 15 year old kid
on December 6th, 2006 at 1:31 pm
Why do you believe that organic food is bad for you? Convential farming produces toxic chemicals, polluting the environment. Organic Farming benefits everyone, including dairies. Dairies that feed their cows organic feed and graze them on organic fields experience healthier animals, less sickness, less disease, and a better tasting product that is worth more into today’s market than non organic milk (due to falling commodity prices). People also benefit from organic farming, as there are less pollutants on the food. It is also much fresher and tastes better. In the long run the costs are also much less as with convential farming you have to pay for the cleanup of polluted water and remediation of pesticide contamination. What is wrong with you? Would you rather see a polluted world creating danger through just what we eat? And as for your strawberries comment, organic taste better, fresher and eventually all strawberries get mouldy! Or have you found a strawberry that doesn’t!!!
No complements to your anti ‘’mouldy Strawberries'’ website!
on December 23rd, 2006 at 4:35 pm
I agree with steff..my parents got all of us kids to start eating organic and everyday i just feel better and better..my health is better. skin is better…everything is better:)
on January 15th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
i think organic food is much better non-organic food. First of all, organic produce is not covered in poisonous chemicals for example the average conventionally-grown apple has 20-30 artificial poisons on its skin, even after rinsing. Secondly, intensively-reared dairy cows and farm animals are fed a dangerous cocktail of anti-biotics, growth promoting drugs, anti-parasite drugs and many other medicines on a daily basis, whether they have an illness or not. These drugs are passed directly onto the consumers of their dairy produce or meat, which must be a contributing factor to meat-related diseases like coronaries and high blood pressure. This may also result in cancer. Also going organic protects the enviornment.
on January 31st, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Would you rather bite into an apple and see a worm or bite into an apple and see half of a worm? In the 70’s this was a serious question. We spray produce to protect the consumer from insects and disease. If cattle are not treated with preventive treatments such as ivermectin, the majority will produce grubs, lice, and many other internal parasites. Some chemicals may not always be the best thing for you, but the diseases that they prevent you from contracting are well worth the risk. These "poisons" that you talk about have allowed the average American farmer to feed 125 people. Before the use of pesticides, the average American farmer fed 25 people. With the depletion of farm land due to urban sprawl, I believe it is extremely important that the farmer can produce as much as possible on as little as possible. The pesticides used on farm land are regulated very well by the federal government.
on January 31st, 2007 at 1:06 pm
I would also like to add something to my last comment on organic food. Most people use ammonium nitrate or some sort of nitrogen fertilizer to produce their crops. I wanted to make sure that people know that organic food is fertilized. The fertilizer that is used is a form of compost. That compost is usually made up of manure. Yes. Manure. The same stuff that spread e. coli in spinach all over the US late last year. I would rather have a chemical sprayed on mine than to eat feces.
on April 12th, 2007 at 10:06 am
AG teacher: You don’t know what you’re talking about. Organically certified farms are closely inspected & any compost that is used has to meet stringent specifications including heating up to a specific temperature which kills all pathogens. Hopefully yr not teaching these lies to your students.
on April 23rd, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Ag teacher: Those chemical pesticides you were talking about get absorbed into the food it’s sprayed on. You may rather have chemicals on your food than poop, but the price you pay is that you end up eating those chemicals and developing cancer later in life because those chemicals, like organophosphates (which were used in WWII for nerve agents), don’t belong in your body. Manure isn’t going to do that. Those chemicals also kill not just insects but the birds and other predators that eat the bugs, who then ingest the chemicals and become toxic themselves. That’s why human being corpses are now classified as toxic waste: all these chemicals that we’re putting in our food and in the cattle we eat, then get absorbed into our bodies and stay there, even after we’re dead. That’s also the reason we’ve had such an influx in diseases like cancer and heart disease since the turn of the century, when farmers started using these crazy things on a large scale. In addition,manure is what people used before there was such a thing as “chemical fertilizer” and commercial farms have no regulations on using manure, while organic farms have very specific regulations they must follow in order to use manure. So you may in fact already be eating poop-covered greens that, unlike organic greens, didn’t have to be tilled 120 days before the growth of the crop, or heated to kill most bacteria. So yeah. For an agriculture teacher, which I assume by your name is what you are, you really don’t know a lot about organic farming, which is all the farming humans ever really did up until 1930 or so.
Fun sidenote: cattle farmers inject hormones in cows so that they’ll get nice and fat and they can get more meat out of each cow. You buy that meat and eat it, and then again, you absorb those same hormones, which tell YOU to gain weight, fast. Enjoy that McBurger, buddy, with a side of obesity.
on May 2nd, 2007 at 4:01 pm
If you eat flesh…you eat poop. If u ain’t vegan….u ain’t green.
on May 19th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
I think you happy people putting down AG Teacher nicely ignored his comment about limited farmspace and reduced production by organic farms, organic food is elitist food, personally i’m more annoyed by the anti-GM crowd, and ok, “elitist food” is a bit extreme. then again, I’m not a history buff but i’d think there was a bit less food to go around in the all-organic good old days, infact i think life pretty much sucked in the all-organic good all days, oh yah, and people died younger, golly gee, technology is deffinetly the devil. There are alot of people in the world, and they’d like something to eat. And I’d like something to eat, i’m off to drink some hormone-laced milk so i don’t get osteoperosis.
-I don’t proof read internet-postings, so if there’s grammar flaws, it’s not because i’m idiot, it’s because i have a life.-
on May 20th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Ok, i lied, i don’t have a life. Here’s a fun article.
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_2_56/ai_n13628978
and golly gee vegans, isn’t manure an animal by-product? ok, there are some vegan-friendly ways to farm organically, but they’re even less productive, and you have no idea if manure was used if your just buying organic.
oh yah! and gm-foods cannot be labbeled organic, and they require less sprays, go team bio-tech.
on June 12th, 2007 at 9:07 am
Yo ag teacher u aint got a clue wat u talkin bout organic is well healthier than the **** u keep goin on bout even though its a bit more expensive its worth it!!!
on June 13th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
“Organic” food? As apposed to what? Non-organic food? Who’s eating rocks? It wasn’t me.
Anyway. The argument for “Organic” food is ridiculous. You simply can’t make enough food to feed everybody without using science to help farmers grow food in less than perfect conditions and grow MORE food as well.
I’d like to see some real studies about the effects of “Organic” food vs. other types of food. I’m fairly certain you wouldn’t find any significant differences (Or any differences at all) in the foods.
The reason you “Feel” better after eating “organic” food is because you just over-paid for common everyday items. Or, as we dumb-asses with the chemicals in our food would call it, you got fu*ked. Sometimes that makes people feel better.
Here’s another link for you to chew over.
www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/organic.html
“Many consumers who “fork over a little more” believe that the foods themselves are more nutritious, safer, and tastier. But the USDA proposal itself noted that, “No distinctions should be made between organically and non-organically produced products in terms of quality, appearance, or safety.” In other words, no claim should be made that the foods themselves are better—or even different!”
on June 13th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Hhhmm this is very interesting. So thought I should put in that, no conventional farming is not great for the environment, but it is not bad for your health. Research has proven that eating conventionally grown food will not give you cancer nor will it increase your risk of getting cancer. You also do not know if the manure used in organic farming has been cleaned of all it’s toxins, (as someone has commented above) before it goes onto the food you eat. Scientists have proven that if you wash your food properly, the chemicals used in conventional farming should not be there when you eat the food. Either you become sick because of chemicals used in conventional farming, or you become sick because of biological contaminants.
As stated above, conventional farming can feed many people quickly, while only using small pieces of land. This could help feed people that are in desperate need of food. I don’t know about everyone else, but I think it would be smarter to use chemicals on food and inturn feed people that are dying of starvation.
on June 16th, 2007 at 10:24 am
Ag teacher, your comment “These “poisons” that you talk about have allowed the average American farmer to feed 125 people” infuriates me. Did you ever stop to think that those same “poisons” will probably cause cancer or heart disease or liver disease in the majority of those very same 125 people?? It is people like you who do not want to see the truth who have ruined the earth and caused it to be the way it is. Wake up sir! - you are in the age of global warming, heart disease, cancer, hormone laden cows, genetically modified foods and disappearing bees. I for one, am very worried about all this - and why are all the bees disappearing according to you?? Could it have anything remotely to do with too many pesticides, with too many genetically modified crops on whose flowers they feed, on farmers who think the way you do???!! It is time we all faced up to the fact that poisoning the earth, injecting hormones and other chemicals into animals in the food chain, and genetically modifying crops does not work. I am sick to death of giants like Monsanto who have a monopoly on the main food crops and have even genetically modified some of them to withstand pesticides produced by guess who?? Why, funnily enough, Monsanto themselves….. Does all this not make your lazy brain sit up and think?? More and more people should be insisting on natural, organically produced foods, not the other way around. If we want to save this planet for our future generations, we should all be doing our bit. I do not spray my garden or use chemical fertilisers, and I certainly do not buy sprayed produce. My household is totally organic, right down to the natural substances like vinegar I use for cleaning. You should be trying to do your bit too, and to make intelligent use of your own brain, without blindly believing what industries who are just out to make money would have you believe. Please grow up, and face up to reality!
on July 12th, 2007 at 7:51 am
I think that im pwnage tbh
on September 4th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
If you eat organic or regular food items they both come with good and bad things. I believe and you cant prove me wrong because it is an opinion that most cancers and other medical problems are genetic. So if you know your medical history you should be able to control your diet to live longer. If diabete runs in your family cut sugar. Cancer runs in your family quit smoking. Use your head. Eating organic doesnt make you a better person, but if it makes you feel better do it. Quit pushing it everyone else, because some of believe that PESTicides keep pests off my food. Manure will attact to pests and I believe that most disease come with bugs (westnile) so forth. Also the production off of a Organic Farm is usually a lower grade of grain, which on occasion will be bumped up if there is not enough around. So a Feed Oats (fed to livestock) get upgraded to consumtion (fed to people). As far as I am concerned normal food is fine and much more economical.
on October 3rd, 2007 at 12:26 pm
i think organic foods are good for you and a little mold doesn’t hurt.
on October 7th, 2007 at 10:49 am
I’ve been doing a research paper on organic foods and I have found that because it is fertilized by manure your are 8 times more likely to be poisoned by e Coli. My research has also found that there is no scientific proof that organic foods contain any more vitamins or nutrients than non-organic foods and they are not any better for the environment and especially the economy. Economy wise, it costs more to produce organic foods and crop yields are lower because farmers cannot use converntional chemicals that boost production. Organic food is wasteful because it doesn’t last long and isn’t large enough to satiate you. When it comes to health the USDA and the Food and Drug administration consider the use of growth hormones and antibiotics safe and that the typical levels of pesticides used are also safe. ORGANIC FARMERS STILL USE PESTICIDES EXCEPT THEY ARE CALLED “ORGANIC” PESTICIDES. There are no fewer calories or fat in organic food so an organic cookie is just as bad as a regular cookie. It is easier for organic food to carry bacteria from the environment because it has not been treated for those types of bacteria. If you do not trust my research then go to www.parents.com and type in “Should you buy organic” or google it. I started my research being impartial but my mind is made up and I will not waste my money for false security.
on October 14th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Please, organic food bad for you? I give up with all of these lies about things being bad for you and that you shouldn’t eat it and the next week it’s good for you. Think about it, should you really believe someone who can’t even spell the word “shouldn’t)?
on October 20th, 2007 at 2:20 am
As it is today there is a shortage of food and people are going hungry everywhere. Organic farming methods do not produce the same quantities of food as conventional ones. I would rather see the use of some pesticides and fewer people starving to death. Not to mention all the environmental impact claims are exaggerated greatly.
on October 22nd, 2007 at 10:55 am
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on October 29th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
I can’t believe he said that preservatives are better. He didn’t provide us with any info on why organic food is not good for you, but a picture of a moldy strawberry. Some people have a hard time thinking before they speak, maybe he had a loss of memory from eating so many preservatives. Organic foods are wonderful. Every food goes moldy at some point. Organic foods go moldy quicker becasue they REAL food, nothing is on them to make them last for out of control long periods of time. With Organice foods, you get them fresh quickly and more frequently, in oppose to perservatives in local supermarkets God knows how long they are on the shelves. And they are so deceitful in the supermarkets because all they have to due is put some food dye on the food and change the date to a later date. They do that with meat, fruit, vegetables and everything. With Organics however, you can’t cover up food that is going spoiled. Organic food taste differently and fills you up for longer periods of time. I don’t mind spending a arm and a leg for my health.
on October 29th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
this is so stupid
on October 29th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
this is so stupid!!!
on October 29th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
your all basterd
SUCK MY **** *** HOLES
on November 2nd, 2007 at 2:18 am
Organic Food Vs Conventional Food ( By Joshua )
This is very interesting article……
Do you all know the difference bettween Organic food and conventional food???
Well, you my read this and make your on conclusion in wich one is better for you and your pocket, heath and environment.
What is the difference between Organic food and conventional food? Is Organic food safer than conventional? These are some questions some people makes when going to the supermarket. In one hand, you’re holding a conventionally grown apple. In your other hand, you have one that’s been organically grown. Both apples look the same. Both provide vitamins and other nutrients. The conventionally grown is cheaper than the organically grown.
Is very important to be informed to make a good decision the next time you go to the supermarket. The word “organic” refers to the way farmers grow and process agricultural products, such as grains, fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy products. Organic farming promotes soil and water conservation and reduces pollution. Organic farmers don’t use chemicals or conventional methods to fertilize, control weeds or prevent livestock disease. Here are some differences between conventional and organic farming.
Conventional farming:
Use chemical herbicides to manage weeds. Spray insecticides to reduce pests and disease. Apply chemical fertilizers to promote plant growth. Give animals antibiotics, growth hormones and medications to prevent disease and spur growth.
Organic farming:
Rotate crops, till, hand weed or mulch to manage weeds. Use beneficial insects and birds, mating disruption or traps to reduce pests and disease. Apply natural fertilizers, such as manure or compost, to feed soil and plants. Give animals organic feed and allow them access to the outdoors. Use preventive measures such as rotational grazing, a balanced diet and clean housing to help minimize disease.
When shopping for foods consider nutrition, quality, appearance, pesticides and cost. There is no evidence that organic food has more nutrients than convention food. About the quality and appearance you can expect smaller fruits and odd shapes in organic fruit because they don’t use chemical fertilizers to grow them up. Organic food is free from pesticides and chemical residues. Organic food costs more than conventional food products. Higher prices are due to more expensive farming practices, tighter government regulations and lower crop yields. Because organic farmers don’t use herbicides or pesticides, many management tools that control weeds and pests are very intensive.
Some people buy organic food for several reasons. One of them is for environmental reasons; organic farming practices are designed to benefit the environment by conserving water and soil and reducing pollution. Always look for the USDA Organic seal when shopping for organics, which means that are at least 95 percent organic.
So, now I think you all can undestand a litlle bit more about this issue and stop to be so ignorant about so many good fucts why we all shoud eat organic.
on November 2nd, 2007 at 3:24 am
Cris Says:
“So, now I think you all can undestand a litlle bit more about this issue and stop to be so ignorant about so many good fucts why we all shoud eat organic. ” Err, Cris, I think you made a lot of good points against your stance in the rest of your post, but whatever makes you happy…
Kelly Says:
“I don’t mind spending a arm and a leg for my health. ”
While TheHungry Says:
“As it is today there is a shortage of food and people are going hungry everywhere. Organic farming methods do not produce the same quantities of food as conventional ones”
And Eric Sums It Up Nicely:
“I think you happy people putting down AG Teacher nicely ignored his comment about limited farmspace and reduced production by organic farms, organic food is elitist food….”
Organic Girl Says Something Hilarious:
“My household is totally organic…”
So, you don’t own a television, computer, etc.? Your totally organic, so you must live in a wooden cabin. Fun Fact: Just your computer alone is quite toxic, and if not recycled properly, can be very harmful to the environment, and people around it.
pwnage Said:
“I think that im pwnage tbh ”
Bah, I’m Ubah pwnage.
Gonna Leave With A Word From Cliff:
““Organic” food? As apposed to what? Non-organic food? Who’s eating rocks? It wasn’t me.”
on November 12th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
IIIII think
that organic is good because it is what it says ‘ORGANIC’…its natural, its what we are meant to eat. Chemicals aren’t natural, humans pollute the earth with them everyday
I don’t know how anyone can say they are good when all they do is contaminate food, animals, the earth and yourself. It basically a quick and easy way for farmers to cut corners and produce food for money. Do you think they care about what happens to you a few years later? Well no, I don’t think they do. Its they’re job so basically its a way for them to make money, not a way for them to ensure that you are eating a good healthy diet. So why eat the chemicals they put in it. Maybe organic farmers care more about money as well but at least your getting something good out of it as well.
on November 15th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
Save the bears! Dont use pesticides!
on November 15th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Save the bears and don’t eat pesticides! The bears might kill you if you get to close but they eiz still cool!
on November 15th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
I agree!
on November 15th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Yeah, bears pwn all! They like nuggurt! I eiz like nuggurt!
on November 15th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Suger rush! With nuggert!
on November 19th, 2007 at 9:27 am
u r a disscrace 2 dis country. i dont like this abuse to me and my religian it is bang out of order can u stop this please.
on December 11th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
“…hormone-laced milk so i don’t get osteoperosis”
just thought id comment on this:
i just found out my bone problem (i now have cyosis, or something to that effect…its an odd spelling) is probably BECAUSE of a lack of certian things in my diet- whic i had found odd, considering how much milk i USE TO drink.
i point out ‘used to’ because its fairly-well proven now that milk (at least the stuff you get in grocery-stores, or most any (pasturized or not)) realy isnt good for you.
in fact, it did some weird @$$ **** to my stomach, and is more than likely the CAUSE of my bone-problems. so, im sorry to say, you are wrong.
but do not feel bad, i use to think that way as well. too bad it didnt work. my 2 Cents.
on January 8th, 2008 at 10:35 am
hey people, heres the bottom line, organic is better, you just have to do your research. some farmers who claim to be organic aren’t. they are just capitalizing on the new craze. who cares if one cow can feed 125 people. maybe if we weren’t such fat slobs in this country one cow could feed 10 people and that cow wouldn’t have to be attached to a milking machine 24 hours a day with infected utters. by the way, thats the milk you are drinking if you don’t drink organic milk. the cows are stuck in a stall where they cannot lay or even turn around with suckers on each utter. they get so irritated that they actually get infected, well, don’t worry, we’ll just inject them with some anitbiotics. drink up people. you should be ashamed of yourself if you think thats ok. god have mercy on your sould when your judgement day comes. thats the point here. stop consuming food like your going to die if you don’t stuff your face 8 times a day. have a well balanced diet, there is no reason why one cow should need feed 125 people. we eat to much, sit in front of our computers and complain that farmers need to perfom animal abuse to feed out fat selves. heres an idea…STOP EATING YOU FAT SLOB!!!! this is the world because we made it that way. if everyone made a little change this world would be a better place. buy soymilk every other time you have milk, buy organic milk, cut down on your consumption, whatever, stop putting money in the farmers pockets and be a healthier you!!!
on January 8th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Just something for you to think about:
I strongly believe first off, that organic food is undeniably better for your health. It doesn’t contain any harmful toxins as previously mentioned and it has actually been proven in study after study to have about 20% more of about 8 very important different vitamins and minerals. Not to mention that it’s not killing this wonderful thing we call planet Earth. What I really wanted to talk about was WHY I think a lot of you “anti-organic” people think the way you do. How could you really believe that putting toxins into your body on a daily basis could be healthy? How do you think people got along before there were pesticides? Wash your fruits and veggies and there should be no manure on them to give you ecoli. Make sure there are no holes or bad spots on your fruits and veggies and you don’t have to worry about insect disease such as malaria, etc…gah, I feel like I’m teaching a 5 year old. Anyways, back to the topic I want to point out. There are poisons on the food we eat every day. They do kill us. They give us disease and if they don’t do that, then they are weakening our immune system so that we cannot fight off disease or sickness. I can tell this could be a novel, so in short….the FDA knows this, the government knows this, YOU should take your head out of your butt and realize this. The FDA and the government is not concerned with fixing this problem because then everybody would be healthy. You know what happens then? The United States of America loses it’s multi-trillion dollar money making system. The Pharmaceutical Industry. That’s right. The Pharmaceutical Industry is what makes us RICH. Without sickness and disease, we are, for the most part, healthy. That makes us POOR. SO, if you want to keep being ignorant and feeding yourself this poison every day for the rest of your sick life, then that is your perogative. But don’t bash organic-friendly people because they are smarter than the average US American.
PS ~ And your right, the decreasing amount of farmland is a bad thing, and the mass production of conventional farming is a great thing to help feed people all over the world who are starving and have to eat for less. But we need to survive!! We need to keep this world going!! We need hope!! We can’t do that if we ALL eat poisons. It just doesn’t work that way. There has got to be an answer somewhere down the line. What it is, I don’t know. But I do know that organic foods are clearly the better choice.
on January 8th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
And to add on to my last message… I got a little wrapped up (not to mention that I’m at work so it’s harder for me to concentrate on this right now)… but… the reason that you “anti-organic” people think the way you do is because that is how the government wants you to think. To the kid writing the paper…you obviously knew nothing about the subject before you started writing or you wouldn’t have believed everything you read right away. That’s the thing, the government and FDA are constantly advertising and making efforts to brainwash people into thinking that the majority of food on the market is good for you. It is true that the amount of toxins on one apple can not harm you. But what happens if you take the amount of toxins on, say, 200 apples… and you eat those toxins….you will DIE. They may not kill you all at once, but over time your body will decline. There’s a reason that there are more drugs now than ever before. Not all because technology is increasing either. It’s because we need more drugs now than ever before. It’s because our health is fading. You are what you eat. When you are not eating right, you are not healthy. Eating toxins is not eating right. And I don’t want to hear the arguement “then why are people living longer these days?”, because the truth of the matter is, people are living longer because they are on drugs, drugs, drugs. They are laying on their death beds hooked up to machines and infused with drugs to keep their body’s “alive”. We are not helping ourselves to live longer happily. We are learning how to live longer miserably. That’s all.
on January 11th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
I agree with everything Jennifer just said. My wife and I raise our own beef and buy mostly organic foods. I hope when my two teenage kids are my age they will thank us for giving them a head start to good health.
I do have a question to all you people who are concerned about the amount of farm land to feed the starving people. How come the government, or the large chemical producing farmers, or you chemical loving people send food everyday to the staving people in America? If the chemical farming is the answer, and they can produce so much food, there should never be any starving Americans!
on February 2nd, 2008 at 12:56 pm
(^ testing)
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Ok,right i think that organic farming is great for us (the more econmically developed countries) because we have the money and the time to inprove our health and i think that organic farming is great
However i also think that intensivly farmed food is useful to the less econmicly developed countries. They have less money and just need to feed everyone the best they can. The poor countries need to farm food intensivly otherwise all the people will die of starvation.
I think that here we have a choice and i do think that organic food id better for you so here we can chose what we eat.
Do you understand that coz it’s probably a whole load of gobble-de-gook but oh well!
I have read quite alot of your comments by the way. Good aurguments!!
(i no i am sad)
on March 9th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
i hate u all
on March 30th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
i think that organic food is the best food for anybody.it doesnt have any harmful chemicals in it
on March 30th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
ITS THE BEST
on March 31st, 2008 at 7:27 pm
can any of you guys help me find websites that are at least 1 year old
they need to be about how Organic foods have no health benefit
i have been researching for days and all i find is information that organic food is healthy for you and i know that but i need to do a research paper about how it does not benefit your health
i will really appreciate anyone’s help
thank you
on March 31st, 2008 at 7:27 pm
can any of you guys help me find websites that are at least 1 year old
they need to be about how Organic foods have no health benefit
i have been researching for days and all i find is information that organic food is healthy for you and i know that but i need to do a research paper about how it does not benefit your health
i will really appreciate anyone’s help
thank you
on April 24th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
I can’t believe anyone would even question this very topic……Chemicals, when did we ever believe chemicals were good for our bodies. It is those very chemicals that are killing our animals, polluting our water & causing these rare conditions so many people have today. I converted to organic/natural foods eight years ago because of a rare health condition and let me tell you THank God for Natural/Organic Foods, they saved my LIFE…..I soon came to realize after 6months of bad health, it was the food I was putting in my mouth that was making me sick…..I would challenge anyone not eating REAL food…..food in it’s natural state to try it for at least one week and see if you feel any different.
I have been converting my entire office slowly to go organic and get off processed foods, since the change over, their have been several people with amazing results and even weight loss…..I’ve made them believers and I hope to make you ONE……..
on April 25th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
THIS DUDE IS YAHOO A LITTLE BIT OF MOLD ON ONE PACK OF STRWBERRIES. LETS LOOK AT IT THIS WAY WHERE DO YOU THINK AMERICANS GET 50% OF THEIR DAILY INGEST OF SALT. FROM MASS PRODUCED CHEMICAL GROWN WTIH HORMONES. LARGE DAIRY COMPANYS DON’T TELL PEOPLE THIS BUT IT’S TRUE. WHEN YOU PUMP A COW WITH HORMONES TO TRY TO PRODUCE MORE MILK THE COW UTTERS GET INFECTED SNF PUDD BUILDS UP IN THE UTTERS. WHERE DO YOU THINK THE PUSS GOES, YEP RIGHT INTO YOUR MILK FOR YOU DRINK AT YOUR HEARTS CONTENT OR UNTILL THAT HEART FAILS FROM ALL THE DRUGS THEY DIDN’T KNOW THEY WERE INGESTING FROM THIS HUGE FACILITIES I.E. WLMRT DOES IT JUST THINK ABOUT ALL THE REST THAT DO IT. THINK SMART AND ORGANIC NOT LIKE CORPERATIONS WANT YOU TO.
on April 25th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
UTTERS GET INFECTED WITH PUSS NOT PUDD SORRY BOUT THAT
on May 1st, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Actually, he’s right. He’s just right for the wrong reason. I wrote my final paper on it to spite the smug Boulderites in a writing class I took. Meta-analysis conducted a few years ago shows that organic food is not more nutritious or safe than conventionally produced goods. There is just more variation so companies that produce and sell organic food cherry pick the data. Sometimes you get higher quality food, other times you get lower quality food, it ends up being a wash. Statistically identical. In addition, yield per acre can be as much as 40% less for organics. A separate study I looked at discussed the food-mileage (the distance food travels to the supermarket) of organic and conventional produce. On average, organics traveled 25% farther. Not to mention the fact that organic food requires far more energy and acreage per ton to produce. Were it the only option, organic farming could only sustain 4 billion people and we’d have to increase farm land drastically. Here’s the kicker for most people: it can be 10 to 40% more expensive than non-organic goods. Bottom line, organics are bad. The only reason we think they’re so good is fantastic marketing. I myself just watch my saturated fat and sodium intake. If we can feed more people in a cheaper, more sustainable, more environmentally friendly manner, I say bring on the preservatives.
on May 1st, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Me again. Sorry for the double post, just read some more comments I don’t agree with. Organic foods do have chemicals in them, they’re just in lower quantities or different. Saying that switching to organic food will make one feel better is misleading. Typically when people make an effort to eat better they don’t just switch to organic, they change their diets. If I eat poorly before I make the switch and then eat organic versions of the same food, I’d feel the same. There’s a built in response bias. Sounds like “Needs Help” could be writing a paper like I did. My tuition comes with access to a bunch of academic databases. If you have access to similar resources, I used EBSCO, AGRICOLA, ENVIROnetBASE and others to find research. Most of the stuff you’ll find on Google will be biased or won’t cite sources. If you can find meta-data (data compiled from as many studies as the statistician can get their hands on), your job is much easier. Good luck.
on May 8th, 2008 at 5:32 am
Hi,
A huge thank you for this article.
Its incredible how much Ive learnt by reading all this. Im in year 11 and doing a project on is organic food better than non-organic food.
I was sitting on the fence for a while, but now Im leaning towards organic food.
Luckily in Aus we have animal protection laws, so everything we eat was living happily before it died.
However, i did some research about like - pesticides, herbicides, etc and its no wonder there are so many people that are unwell.
Cancer, parkinsons disease, growth defects, asthma. INSANE!
So, go organic and live better.
I reckon they should have organic cafes in hospitals instead of maccas (mcdonalds) haha.
Ur well now - off to maccas.
Anywho.. thanks again. Email me if you want - no viruses.
karab@australiamail.com
Much love ppl x